Tripped

Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age

By: Norman Ohler

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Paperback | 3 January 2025

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A brilliant and original investigation into the medical origins of LSD and how the Nazis and the CIA turned it into a weapon, by the author of Blitzed.

First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a 'truth serum' by the CIA, Tripped reveals how the fortuitous discovery of LSD in April 1943 led to a mass exploitation of this promising hallucinogen.

Using archival material, Norman Ohler brings to light the often misguided interaction between scientific research, state authorities and hedonistic drug culture that shaped drug policy in the twentieth century. With a cast of characters ranging from Albert Hofmann to the Federal Bureau of Narcotics; Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley; and Aldous Huxley and John Lennon, this is Ohler at his thrilling, revelatory best.

Industry Reviews

'An astonishing story... Brilliantly told.' - Antony Beevor on The Infiltrators

'Deeply engaging, enticingly written and extremely affecting... Original and fascinating... This is a remarkable story, powerfully told.' - Philippe Sands, Spectator on The Infiltrators

'Gripping... Will appeal to anyone who relishes Ben Macintyre's tales of wartime espionage and cryptic codes.' - Sunday Telegraph on The Infiltrators

'A detailed and meticulously researched tale about a pair of young German resisters that reads like a thriller.' - New York Times on The Infiltrators

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